mysticglow Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 .... Olive oil soap - 90% Olive / 10% Castor - NO color - NO foSoaped at approx. 100* put in a warm oven for 2 hours and then I cut the oven off and left it until the next day. When unmolding it the sides kind of ruptured and this gooey stuff oozes out. It was a firm shell of soap but the inside was gooey. I've made the exact same recipe countless times without any problems. What the heck happened to my soap? Can it be saved? Or shall I toss it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 false trace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady_Sudz Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Mistake in Measuring??? I would toss! Just me..Someone might have a better idea!! I hope so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkangel Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Olive oil is so expensive - I'd try rebatching to save it. It can't hurt it at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieJeanette Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 I make mostly olive oil soaps quite often, and what you described sounds alot to me like my mostly olive oil soap when I used to use a full water amount to make it. I now use a 33% to 40% lye solution when making a mostly olive oil soap and they are hard and solid all the way through from the get-go. The full water one would have a firm enough shell around it, while still being soft and gooey inside, and it would take a couple of months for it to harden up. Do you think it could've been your water amount?MarieJeanette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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